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as in relocated
to change the place or position of
the slight tremor displaced the dishes on the shelves, but didn't do any real damage
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as in exiled
to force to leave a country
World War II displaced people all over Europe
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as in replaced
to take the place of
inefficient methods displaced by newer ones
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as in deposed
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
the CEO was summarily displaced after the hostile takeover
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Recent Examples of displaced
Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Bechara Gholam, the mayor of Rmeil, a Beirut neighborhood in the area of Achrafieh, said there were no shelters for displaced people there.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Police forces, including a SWAT unit, was deployed at major intersections in the capital to preserve peace and prevent any friction between the displaced and locals.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
More than 1,200 people have been killed in Lebanon and more than 1 million displaced, according to authorities.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Stabile said the General Robinson parking garage will be filling up with displaced lease holders from the other garage and Gold Lot 1.
—John Shumway, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Beirut says more than 1,000 have been killed and a million displaced.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Ali al-Hek is sheltering in a tent with his parents and four siblings in a stadium in Beirut that's sheltering thousands of displaced people.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
Tearing society’s fabric The influx of 1 million displaced people has strained relations locally with the communities that welcomed their compatriots.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Eva Andersen, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
In Lebanon, more than 1,400 people have been killed and more than 1 million people have been displaced.
—Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
In Lebanon, whose health ministry said an Israeli strike without warning killed four people in Beirut, more than 1,400 people have been killed and more than 1 million people have been displaced.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
In Lebanon, more than 1,400 people have been killed and more than 1 million have been displaced.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
By the 1850s, the Kansa people had been displaced from their lands and moved to a reservation near present-day Council Grove.
—Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
So, go after Hezbollah but don’t destroy Beirut, where there is a million and two people already displaced in Beirut.
—NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
Lebanese health officials say the Israeli invasion has displaced about a fifth of the country's population, and killed more than 11-hundred people.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
Since the conflict’s inception, more than 1,100 civilians, including 120 children and 42 paramedics, have been killed in Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, and more than a million individuals have been displaced.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
In Lebanon, more than 1,400 people have been killed and there have been more than 1 million displaced people.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Bechara Gholam, the mayor of Rmeil, a Beirut neighborhood in the area of Achrafieh, said there were no shelters for displaced people there.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Police forces, including a SWAT unit, was deployed at major intersections in the capital to preserve peace and prevent any friction between the displaced and locals.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
More than 1,200 people have been killed in Lebanon and more than 1 million displaced, according to authorities.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Stabile said the General Robinson parking garage will be filling up with displaced lease holders from the other garage and Gold Lot 1.
—John Shumway, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Beirut says more than 1,000 have been killed and a million displaced.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Ali al-Hek is sheltering in a tent with his parents and four siblings in a stadium in Beirut that's sheltering thousands of displaced people.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
Tearing society’s fabric The influx of 1 million displaced people has strained relations locally with the communities that welcomed their compatriots.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
Ten people are displaced after a car crashed into an apartment building in North Philadelphia early Sunday morning, according to the American Red Cross.
—Eva Andersen, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
In Lebanon, more than 1,400 people have been killed and more than 1 million people have been displaced.
—Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
In Lebanon, whose health ministry said an Israeli strike without warning killed four people in Beirut, more than 1,400 people have been killed and more than 1 million people have been displaced.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
In Lebanon, more than 1,400 people have been killed and more than 1 million have been displaced.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
By the 1850s, the Kansa people had been displaced from their lands and moved to a reservation near present-day Council Grove.
—Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
So, go after Hezbollah but don’t destroy Beirut, where there is a million and two people already displaced in Beirut.
—NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
Lebanese health officials say the Israeli invasion has displaced about a fifth of the country's population, and killed more than 11-hundred people.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
Since the conflict’s inception, more than 1,100 civilians, including 120 children and 42 paramedics, have been killed in Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, and more than a million individuals have been displaced.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for displaced
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Conover keeps his readers waiting for too long, almost half the book, before saying anything about how the San Luis Valley came to be a magnet for the dispossessed.—
Kathryn Schulz,
The New Yorker,
21 Nov. 2022
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The remnants reflected the lives of dispossessed and displaced people.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
19 May 2022
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Fred Rosen and the revenue-sharing/exclusivity model In 1982, Fred Rosen was appointed Ticketmaster’s CEO, at which point the company’s headquarters were relocated to Los Angeles, California.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Playgrounds at Century Oaks, Hilltop and Illinois Park schools need to be relocated due to construction at all three campuses, according to meeting documents.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Dillon said the tortoise was still roaming the grounds of the governor's residence on the island best known as the place Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to following his defeat by the British at Waterloo in 1815.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The last ruler of the empire, Bahadur Shah II, was deposed by the British colonial powers and exiled to Rangoon, Burma (present-day Yangon, Myanmar), after his involvement in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Mar. 2026
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Silseth replaced Joey Lucchesi with two on in the seventh and struck Rivas looking, Luke Raley swinging and got Raleigh to ground out to second.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Steel piers replaced wooden structures, and rigs reached farther from shore.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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On Sunday, deposed starter Antonio Senzatela looked reborn as a long reliever.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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Chicago sports radio host Peggy Kusinski was also deposed, records show.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Telmisartan was also linked to reduced levels of PD-L1, a protein in tumor cells that helps to escape immune attack.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The previous bill would have also instituted a $35 co-pay for hospital inpatient stays, which has been removed in the committee substitution.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Apr. 2026
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Vulnerable, voiceless elders in Miami-Dade who are removed from their homes for their own good will likely wind up in the hands of an Adult Protective Services supervisor promoted to a position of unparalleled power despite the objections of family members and whistleblowing colleagues.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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While Vitello was banished to his office, the Giants lost a lot more than that.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Finish last in the Social Darwinism of a European football league, and you’re banished to a lower division of the game.—
Andrés Martinez,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Displaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displaced. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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